Heinecker's $1.4 million high stakes score
In today's Daily Rewind we chart the rise of Niklas Heinecker and take a shot at the WPT with Marvin Rettenmaier.
Heinecker on a rush
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| Mr. High Stakes |
It seems as though it's Niklas 'ragen' Heinecker's world at the moment and all of poker's other high stakes stars are simply trying to survive in it.
Over the last 72 hours the German pro has been on an epic run at the virtual felt and racked up an impressive $1.4 million profit since March 31.
Taking on everyone from Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom to Gus Hansen, Heinecker has established himself as the dominant force in the $2,000/$4,000 2-7 Triple Draw games and at the Limit Omaha Hi/Lo tables.
Wednesday's session saw the PokerStrategist scoop $514,278 after some inspired play against Ivey, Hansen and Alexander Kostritsyn.
Indeed, after just over two hours he was able to scoop $115,000 and $333,000 over the course of two sessions to add to the money he'd scooped earlier in the day.
Marvin's shot at the WPT
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| Don't call the clock |
Following the recent WPT poll on whether shot clocks in tournaments are a good idea, Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier has decided to have his say.
Despite most players being favour of time limits, Marvin believes "there is no change needed".
Writing on his blog, he explains that if the goal is to attract more amateurs then shot clocks will deter them.
He also adds that implementing a shot clock could actually increase people's decision-making time if they decide to take the full 30 seconds rather than ten seconds they may have taken before.
So what's Marvin's answer to the problem of players taking too long? Learn some basic manners.
Trickett's fiancée becomes a poker host
PokerTube recently announced that Natasha Sandhu, the fiancée of Sam Trickett, will be putting her face to good use in some upcoming interviews and video blogs.
Tasked with lifting the lid on her and Sam's tales of money, fast cars and drunken debauchery on the live poker circuit, her role as "host" will be a chance for fans to find out about what goes on off the felt.
Natasha's new position in the poker world has also given us a chance to bring you some of her best pictures.
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Question of the Day
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We already know that 'ragen' dominated the high stakes leaderboard once again on Tuesday, but who else was able to boost their bankroll? Despite not being able to come close to the efforts of 'ragen', Kyle Ray scooped $209,162 yesterday to finish comfortably ahead of 'thecortster' who banked $185,722 over the course of 682 hands.
Aside from Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom being on the receiving end of $300,000+ losses last night, 'samrostan' also found himself with a six-figure dent in his bankroll. After grinding through 1,227 hands the online pro couldn't find a way to win and eventually logged off with a $238,026 deficit.
Daily Signoff
The fifth episode of Antonio Esfandiari's Strip Magic has just been released so we thought we'd finish today with a look at his latest trick.
 Daniel Smyth has been working in the poker industry for six years as both a player and writer. He currently has a costly penchant for PLO and provides daily content for PokerStrategy.com. You can learn more about Daniel by clicking here.
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